{"id":186168,"date":"2023-11-01T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T18:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=186168"},"modified":"2023-10-31T15:26:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T01:26:39","slug":"pumpkin-carving-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/01\/pumpkin-carving-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin carving, costumes bring Halloween spirit to School of Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Pumpkin carving, a costume contest and spontaneous karaoke were featured in this year\u2019s University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa School of Architecture<\/a>\u2019s Pumpkin Equisse event, which gathered approximately 80 people on October 27.<\/p>\n

“The highlight of the event was the live music that came through to provide energy for the pumpkin carvers,” said Austin Jared Torralba, a second year graduate student in architecture and American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS<\/abbr>) president. “The appropriately themed tunes eventually led into a karaoke scene where people could sing along on the mic while the band played.”<\/p>\n

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AIAS<\/abbr> hosted the event to give students an opportunity to participate in Halloween festivities such as a pumpkin carving contest and a costume contest with free food and drinks. The costume contest\u2019s best dressed handmade costume was chosen by audience applause. The pumpkin carving contest ended with a public silent vote in three categories: best use of lighting, best manipulation of medium and most creative. Winners received a trophy and prize.<\/p>\n

The purpose of AIAS<\/abbr> is to provide a bridge between academia and the professional world through collaborative events with professionals and workshops that develop students in their careers.<\/p>\n

“As architecture students, we are accustomed to romanticizing work and working long hours for the sake of our projects, but sometimes it is good to take a break,” said Torralba. “We also like to have fun and this event was a way for students to take a break and enjoy some spooky festivities.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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